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I think your comment presumes a well-defined difference between "public" and "private" that doesn't really exist. It's not like web pages spontaneously run int
by munificent 5y ago
I think your comment presumes a well-defined difference between "public" and "private" that doesn't really exist.
It's not like web pages spontaneously run into your home and throw themselves in your face. Simply publishing a blog to the web for those who happen to seek it out lets the audience themselves decide what is public what is private.
The audience still has complete control over the use of their own time.
- afarrell 5y agoWeb pages which are accessible without a login are public. So are advertisements posted on the street outside your house.
- munificent 5y ago> So are advertisements posted on the street outside your house. Those take up physical space and a region of my visual field, which are both finite resources in ways that the web is clearly not.
- mkr-hn 5y agoI have a good middle ground between your positions: conversational writing. Contrasted with public journaling and lecturing. Some people have to start with one or the other to get the writing out, but editing it into a conversation with the reader makes for better reading.